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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on backdating the latest stamp duty concessions to the June start date for the concession for first time buyers in view of his indication at that time that no further changes would be made. [34608/07]

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (12 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has assessed the scientific evidence on the merit of fluoridation of water supplies for general distribution; if she is satisfied that the existing levels of fluoridation in water supplies here are appropriate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34483/07]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm the date when a school (details supplied) will reopen; and if she will take all reasonable steps to ensure that the special children enrolled in the school will not lose another term at this vital stage of their education. [34606/07]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (12 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the failure of part of the 1952 heating system of a school (details supplied); if she has emergency resources to respond to this problem; when decisions on the SWS will be issued; and if she will communicate to the school. [34607/07]

Overseas Missions. (12 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Defence the expected date for the commencement of the Chad mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34428/07]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (11 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has reviewed the evidence in support of her policy of ending the application of free BreastCheck at age 65; her estimate of the extra cost of extending the age for providing BreastCheck; the way this compares with the benefits that would be conferred by picking up illness early; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (11 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether the decision of An Bord Pleanála to allow Dublin Port to apply for land reclamation to facilitate 600,000 TEU capacity per annum as a strategic infrastructure will pre-empt the commitment to assess alternative locations such as Cork, Bremore and Greenore to provide this additional capacity needed by 2014; his role to date...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (11 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 714: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reconsider the decision to timetable chemistry after English paper two due to the extra pressure it will place on students studying this subject of considerable national priority; and if she will restore chemistry to its position later in the schedule when it is not accompanying a core universal subject. [33833/07]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (11 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 960: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the decision of An Bord Pleanála to allow Dublin Port to apply for land reclamation to facilitate 600,000 TEU capacity per annum as a strategic infrastructure will pre-empt finalisation by Dublin City Council of best future options for the bay, the preferred option recommended to the...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (11 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 961: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the decision of An Bord Pleanála to allow Dublin Port to apply for land reclamation to facilitate 600,000 TEU capacity per annum as a strategic infrastructure will pre-empt the work of the task force on Dublin Bay which he proposes to establish which has the mandate to recommend new...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (11 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 962: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the decision of An Bord Pleanála to allow Dublin Port to apply for land reclamation to facilitate 600,000 TEU capacity per annum as a strategic infrastructure will pre-empt the planned SPA designation to include this part of the bay to meet the requirement of EU directives on protection...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (6 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether private citizens are saving enough to provide for pension provision; and his further views on whether the target of 50% of working earnings is a standard that can be achieved universally. [29686/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (5 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if retailers have the right or the obligation to provide details of the VAT element in the bill they issued to consumers; and if there is guidance on this issue either from the Revenue Commissioners here or from the EU Commission. [32750/07]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (5 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the basis on which the capital grant towards the cost of the provision of nursery child care facilities for children with acute disadvantages has been set at €26,000; if he will review this in view of the rising cost of construction of appropriate facilities in this field; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32863/07]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (5 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is international evidence to suggest that restrictions on the visiting arrangements to hospitals would make a significant contribution to controlling the spread of hospital infections; if there are protocols indicating when such controls should be implemented which have occurred on a number of occasions in respect of the...

Budget Statement 2008 (5 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: We were told there would be a major increase in the supplement in respect of children and that it would be indexed in accordance with the industrial wage. A family with two children is deemed by the Minister to be too wealthy to receive a medical card if the parents are on the minimum wage. At €17,800 they will be deemed too wealthy to receive a medical card. What sort of planning for...

Budget Statement 2008 (5 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: Many children with special needs have been dependent on psychological assessment and many school principals must play God in deciding which children with serious problems will be allowed have a psychological assessment. That situation will continue in a budget that was supposed to address the situation with equity. We will continue to see children accommodated in temporary accommodation....

Budget Statement 2008 (5 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: The tragedy is that making ends meet is not the only worry facing older people. They have been waiting for proper standards of policing of nursing home care and other care facilities. They have been waiting to see the high chance of picking up infections in hospitals addressed. They continue to wait. They have seen home care packages axed because the bureaucracy in the HSE ran out of...

Budget Statement 2008 (5 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: It was the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, who told us it would be inequitable and would spook the market.

Budget Statement 2008 (5 Dec 2007)

Richard Bruton: If there was one thing about which he was consistent it was that reform of stamp duty was not on his agenda. His agenda was full of good things, including a reduction in the tax rate from 41% to 40%, PRSI was to be reformed and home care tax credits were to be reformed. The list of tax reform was lengthy. The one thing he would not reform is the one thing he has changed today, a victory...